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List of countries by seafood consumption

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This list of countries by seafood consumption gives a comprehensive overview that ranks nations worldwide based on their annual seafood consumption per capita. Seafood includes fish and other important marine animals. While national meat consumption correlates strongly with indicators like GDP per capita, this correlation is less intense with seafood consumption. Seafood plays a vital role in some poorer states, serving as a significant source of protein and essential nutrients.[1] Please note that the data presented here is based on the most recently available information, and consumption patterns may evolve.

Seafood consumption by country

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Countries (some territories like Hong Kong are also included) are ranked by the available per capita supply of fish and other seafood at the consumer level. It does not account for food loss and waste at the consumer level (like in gastronomy or in households).[2]

Countries by seafood consumption per capita
Rank Country Consumption in kg/person (2020)
1   Maldives 87.30
2   Iceland 84.30
3   Macau 70.26
4   Kiribati 69.22
5   Hong Kong 65.79
6   Portugal 59.36
7   Antigua and Barbuda 57.12
8   South Korea 54.66
9   Malaysia 53.33
10   Seychelles 52.89
11   Norway 50.57
12   Federated States of Micronesia 48.61
13   Japan 46.65
14   Cambodia 46.65
15   Myanmar 45.85
16   Nauru 44.75
17   Indonesia 44.71
18   Samoa 43.97
19   French Polynesia 43.95
20   Barbados 43.88
21   Saint Kitts and Nevis 43.35
22   China 40.33
23   Spain 40.30
24   Vietnam 39.84
25   Saint Lucia 34.44
26   France 33.64
27   Finland 33.52
28   Lithuania 31.89
29   Luxembourg 31.47
30   Sweden 31.34
31   Grenada 30.78
32   Taiwan 29.75
33   Italy 29.64
34   Oman 29.30
35   Fiji 28.89
36   Sri Lanka 28.57
37   Vanuatu 28.57
38   Thailand 28.48
39   Philippines 28.39
40   Solomon Islands 27.88
41   Gabon 27.86
42   Dominica 27.85
43   São Tomé and Príncipe 27.71
44   United Arab Emirates 27.02
45   Peru 26.83
46   Jamaica 26.42
47   Denmark 26.30
48   Bangladesh 26.27
49   Egypt 25.80
50   New Zealand 25.15
51   Latvia 24.87
52   Cyprus 24.86
53   Sierra Leone 24.70
54   Guyana 24.64
55   Israel 24.43
56   Ghana 24.08
57   Laos 24.01
58   Australia 23.94
59   Republic of the Congo 23.67
60   Gambia 23.64
61   Mauritius 23.51
62   Bahamas 23.42
63   New Caledonia 23.34
64   Ivory Coast 22.80
65   Belgium 22.75
66   Ireland 22.52
67   United States 22.45
68   Qatar 21.98
69   Russia 21.76
70   Trinidad and Tobago 21.75
71   Greece 21.54
72   Netherlands 21.48
73   Canada 20.65
74   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20.59
75   Malta 19.57
76   Cameroon 19.18
77   Croatia 19.14
78   Bahrain 18.75
79   Morocco 18.48
80   United Kingdom 18.13 [a]
81   Costa Rica 17.85
82   Switzerland 16.03
83   Suriname 15.94
84   Montenegro 15.56
85   Benin 15.55
86   Comoros 15.44
87   Moldova 15.25
88   Uganda 14.77
89   Libya 14.73
90   Chile 14.63
91   Estonia 14.62
92   Austria 14.45
93   Mexico 13.95
94   Angola 13.90
95   Panama 13.74
96   Ukraine 13.70
97   Kuwait 13.69
98   Tunisia 13.65
99   Mozambique 13.46
100   Papua New Guinea 13.41
101   Belize 13.35
102   Slovenia 12.97
103   Zambia 12.68
104   Germany 12.66
105   Poland 12.27
106   Iran 12.14
107   Senegal 12.12
108   Namibia 12.11
109   Belarus 11.62
110   Togo 11.46
111   Saudi Arabia 11.35
112   North Korea 10.96
113   Czech Republic 10.64
114   Georgia 10.61
115   Lebanon 10.51
116   Cape Verde 10.31
117   Slovakia 10.21
118   Venezuela 10.18
119   Malawi 10.01
120   Guinea 9.65
121   Uruguay 9.26
122   Colombia 8.88
123   Mauritania 8.72
124   Albania 8.68
125   Burkina Faso 8.66
126   Dominican Republic 8.37
127   Ecuador 8.25
128   Romania 8.23
129   Mali 8.15
130   Brazil 8.06
131   Serbia 7.96
132   India 7.89
133   Bulgaria 7.33
134   Bhutan 7.31
135   Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.19
136   Argentina 6.80
137   El Salvador 6.74
138   Nigeria 6.68
139   Central African Republic 6.66
140   South Africa 6.52
141   Chad 6.51
142   Timor-Leste 6.51
143   Nicaragua 6.50
144   Hungary 6.29
145   Tanzania 6.23
146   North Macedonia 6.13
147   Cuba 6.07
148   Armenia 5.79
149   Turkey 5.53
150   Haiti 5.03
151   Jordan 4.79
152   Rwanda 4.49
153   Paraguay 4.32
154   Liberia 4.27
155   Eswatini 4.21
156   Uzbekistan 4.02
157   Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.02
158   Madagascar 3.89
159   Algeria 3.81
160   Nepal 3.49
161   Djibouti 3.19
162   South Sudan 3.08
163   Guatemala 3.07
164   Kenya 2.98
165   Iraq 2.92
166   Lesotho 2.85
167   Zimbabwe 2.82
168   Bolivia 2.74
169   Yemen 2.73
170   Kazakhstan 2.73
171   Turkmenistan 2.71
172   Burundi 2.53
173   Honduras 2.53
174   Botswana 2.39
175   Azerbaijan 2.01
176   Niger 1.85
177   Syria 1.84
178   Pakistan 1.58
179   Guinea-Bissau 1.14
180   Sudan 1.12
181   Kyrgyzstan 1.10
182   Tajikistan 0.66
183   Mongolia 0.57
184   Ethiopia 0.53
185   Afghanistan 0.36

Notes

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  1. ^ Valued at about £1.8 million per year in 2018.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Fish and Overfishing". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  2. ^ "Fish and seafood consumption per capita". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  3. ^ Greenpeace (2018), A Recipe for Disaster: Supermarkets' Insatiable Appetite for Seafood, accessed on 1 October 2024
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